The 7 chakras and what you should know

Chakras became a part of my life in 2002 when I was determined to identify potential contributing factors to my uterine fibroids.

I discovered the sacral chakra in Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom by Dr. Christane Northrup and delved deeper into the topic.

After learning about these energy centers, I discovered a new pathway to healing. I spent years studying and learning about how chakras affect health and wellness and was fascinated.  During my wellness conversation, I will discuss chakra balance, as I feel compelled to share it with those who are unfamiliar.

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As I've shared my passion for the topic, I've found that many need a breakdown of the chakra basics.

The Basics

Chakras are the energy centers of the body. Seven major chakras are located midline from the base of the spine to the top of the head.  

Stemming from the ancient Egyptians and Indians, the awareness of these access points to align mind, body, and spirit dates back to the 3rd millennium BCE.

In ancient Indian medicine, chakra means "wheel" or turn and represents a vortex of energy at specific locations on and around the body.

Each chakra has a corresponding color, physical region, organ, endocrine gland, and rites of passage or aspect of personal development, to name a few.

It is believed that when the energy of the chakra is flowing freely, we will operate at our optimum level physically, emotionally, and spiritually.

Disharmony of a chakra may result when an area of our life is out of balance or we engage in regular poor self-talk. Furthermore, trauma, poor diet, and illness can also cause a chakra to be off. At this point, the vitality is lessened making healing or moving forward in life a bit more challenging.

What this means is that we have to take into account mental and emotional stressors in addition to physical well-being when aiming to achieve true wellness.

Below you will find a list of the 7 main chakras are with associated color, region of the body, endocrine gland and personal development factor, respectively:

Root/Muladhara

• Red

• Base of spine as well as feet/ankles/knees/bone/blood/tooth/spinal column

• Adrenal gland- stress hormone producing gland

• Basic needs being met/morals/familial expectations/securit/safety

Sacral/Svadhishthana

• Orange

• Pelvic area between the navel and pubic bone as well as low back and hips/lower digestion

• Ovaries/testes

• Interpersonal relationships, creative projects, romantic relationships, money, work

Solar Plexus/Manipura

• Yellow

• Between the bottom of the rib cage and navel/upper digestion

• Pancreas- insulin producing gland

• Personal power, will, gut instincts, self esteem, self awareness

Heart/Anahata

• Green

• Chest, heart centered area as well as breasts, mid back, lungs, arms and hands

• Thymus- immune gland

• Forgiveness, compassion, self love, anger, resentment, healing, humanity

Throat/Vishuddaha 

• Blue

• Throat as well as neck and shoulders

• Thyroid

• Speaking your authentic truth, hearing others, staying open to listen, avoiding assumptions

Third Eye/Ajna

• Indigo

• Between the eye brows/brain

• Pineal gland

• Infinite possibilities, unlimited potential, dreams, aspirations, visualization

Crown/Sahasrara

• Violet

• Crown of the head

• Pituitary gland

• Faith, divine support, knowing your not alone, divine connection

The chakras may be balanced with:

• acupuncture

• affirmations

• visualization

• meditation

• exercise

• rest

• whole food nutrition and herbs

• essential oils

• mental health counseling

• chiropractic

• reiki

• osteopathy

• cranio sacral therapy

• massage and body work

• naturopathy

• prayer

• yoga

• specialists

• detox

• and more...

I hope this has been insightful for you and that you've enjoyed some chakra basics.

Blessings.